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Credit Suisse has joined the UK ETF market, launching 45 funds on the London Stock Exchange.

Financial secretary Mark Hoban has pointed the finger of blame at the Labour government for the scale of payments owed to Equitable Life policyholders following the insurer's near collapse 10 years ago.

Advisers are likely to have to cover minimum compensation costs of almost £11.5m as a result of claims against failed stockbroker Wills & Co.

The NHS in Scotland could charge patients for services if plans recommended by an influential adviser to the Scottish Parliament finance committee are implemented.

UBS Global Asset Management has launched a set of ETFs aimed at the Swedish marketplace.

Inflation was unchanged at 3.1% in August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Victims of Equitable Life's near collapse have been told by the company's CEO they should accept a government payout of half that recommended by officials.

There is now a greater likelihood the UK will experience a double dip next year, while it is "almost a certainty" countries such as Greece will slide back into recession, says Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford.

Future sales expectations rose in August, despite the balance of newly agreed sales falling to its lowest level in two years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Vince Cable has warned banks not to use the new Basel III rules as an excuse for not lending to businesses.